This evening she went so far as to make tea for two, laying an extra place on the other side of her little tea-table, setting out a cup and saucer and one of the Gorham silver spoons.

Close upon the other side of the partition Old Grannis bound uncut numbers of the "Nation." "Do you know what I think, Mac ?" said Trina, when the couple had returned to their rooms.

"I think Marcus is going away." "What?
What ?" muttered the dentist, very sleepy and stupid, "what you saying?
What's that about Marcus ?" "I believe Marcus has been packing up, the last two or three days.

I wonder if he's going away." "Who's going away ?" said McTeague, blinking at her.
"Oh, go to bed," said Trina, pushing him goodnaturedly.

"Mac, you're the stupidest man I ever knew." But it was true.